Chris explores past climates and their relevance to future change. Working across the planet (from Antarctica to the tropics and up into the Arctic), he is developing new records of past climate that extend historical weather records over millennia. A major focus of Chris’ work is communicating how science works, communicating his team’s findings from the deep field. With climate models, Chris is using these reconstructions to explore the mechanisms, timing and impact of extreme change to help better improve our understanding of future abrupt climate change in Australia and globally.

If you would like to follow Chris and his team in the field, visit his popular science website www.christurney.com for updates and social media links under the banner ‘Intrepid Science’ and '@ProfChrisTurney'

2018-2019 Summer Vacation Research Scholarships

Applications are now open online for the Summer Vacation Research Scholarship through UNSW Scholarships.

UNSW Science Summer Vacation Research Scholarships expose highly talented undergraduate students, enrolled in Science or a related discipline, to scientific research and other science-based experience, and further their education and inspire them to consider research or related activities. The scholarship program will run for a six week period over the Summer Semester (November to February).

In this section:

Climate and Physics

Most of our research applies maths and/or physics. The CCRC and School of Physics now have a joint arrangement to promote cooperation in teaching, supervision and research. Please contact us for more details!